Cigarette mold



July 23, 1935; ca. zlNT CIGARETTE MOLD Filed Sept. 18, 1934 2y sheets-Sheet 1- [GEORGE Z /Nr G. ZINT July 23, '1935.

SIGARETTE MOLD Filled Sept. 18, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 6150866 Z /Nr Patented July 23, 1935 CIGARETTE MOLD George Zint, Wapakoneta, Ohio Applicaonseptember 18, 1.934; Se

'7 Claims.

I The` invention relates tota new and improved device readily carried inthe users pocket and adapted-= for making cigarettes, the` principal object of the inventionx being toprovide a simple,

6' inexpensive; rapid and' easily operable article which will tightly roll| theicigarette paper around the tobacco and willi allow easy sealing of the paper without danger of-l loosening.

Another object is toprovide: a: novel method:

` for. connecting the cigarette with a cigarette holder while it is being formed', saidl holderl havingaportion extending intoone endfof the cigarette andv therefore occupying. part' of the space usually filled with` tobacco. Thus, while less tobacco is. usedi inl each'y cigarette and: more cigarettesmay therefore be rolledfrom. a package ofl tobacco, each ofthe cigarettes willl burn aslongasit usually takes an. ordinary cigarette to burnl from the tip to the saliva-soaked butt.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in; the novel subject matter` hereinafter de scribed: andf claimed, description being accomplishedv by` reference toA the accompanying draw:- ings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective Viewshowingfthedevice open. in readiness fior use and illustrating.A the cigarette paper, and'.v the cigarette holder indotted lines.

Fig. 2fisa perspective View showing theiparts in. the relativepositionswhich they occupy immediately after; a. cigarette` has been. rolled? bythe dev-ice;

Fig. Biisia: rear perspective View. Fig.` 4" is a4 sectional?perspectiveviewy showing a-partly ormedcigaretteinithe device but showingthe clamp'fmemberg I9?. raised from itspapere holding position.

Fig. 5. is a View similar.` to Eig; 4'zbutshowing; the cigarettepaper rolledjzaroundzthe tobacco andi held: in4 rolled-z condition;

Eig. ,(iis a view. simlanto Figs.- 4aandf5 but illustratingithe Adev-iceopened-in readiness forsealingy the cigarette.

Eig.- '7 isa detail perspective View, a different plane from-4 Fig; 5;

inf section of As preferred, construction has been illustrated` and will befrathen specicallyfdescribed, with the understanding however, that withinthe scopeof the invention `as claimed, variations may be, made.

'l 'Then too, while sheet metal, is preferably used. in iconstructinglthe article, ,other appropriate material or materialsv could, ofcourse, be employed. The article includes-amolding trough l'haw ing parallel endplates IIland II"which'project rearwardlythererom; saidendplates Ileand I I" rialiNo. 744,569'

being preferably identical except that the plate Il is formed with an opening I2 through. which to insert the cigarette holder I3., The4 bottom Iii and' they front wall I5 of' the trough II'IY are prefer ably integral with each other but' the back wall I6" is by preference hinged at its lower edge to saidY bottom Iii, as shown at I1".

A clamp extends between the end'plat'es I'I' and;

I'IV along the upper edge of the back wall IB,

said clamp preferably comprising a strip I'8,whose ends are secured' to said end plates II and' IZI", and a pivoted clamping member I9'which is pivotally supported.- upon a wire openings 22 in The member or the like 2`whose ed to the rear ends of said plates l9is formed with teeth through the cigarette paper into the strip I8` to tightly hold' one edge of said paper as hereinafter described.

Int-he present showing, two ngers 23' are bent upwardly from the strip I8 to limit the insertionv ofA the cigarette paper into the clamp I8'-I9 and' two other fingers 24 are bent downwardly from said stripV to limit the outward swinging of' the hingedl back wall I 6"A I it is provided of the trough I0; This wall* atv its rear side with* a linger-piece 'Z5L which is instrumental in pushing it forwardly when sealing the cigarette, but a spring 26 whichis secured to theV strip saidY iinger-piece to swing the I 8- normallyv acts against wall` I 5" rearwardly toi-the limit allowed by the iingers 24;

A transversely curvedgate 21; co-extensive in length with the trough edge of` thev front wall noted at' 28g sa ingflange and IQ; is hingedto the' upper I5; of said trough, as deid gate having a' combined stifteniinger-piece 29 by'meansofwhich it maybe swungrearwardly and downwardly to curve` thev cigarette paper over tuckinY the freeedge off the paper tobacco and thepoi the tobacco and' between said- 1tion of the paper which liesA against the rear wall I-of the trough; Provision is made for-holdingv while the clamping member I9 and'A the 2T are open, so that thel cigarette paperv paper I gate thisY tucked-in edge of the may be sealed without danger of it becoming loosened;

inthe form' of a spur 3B' carriedby-a` spring; arm

311 which is disposed4 in the angie betweenY the the end wallf I thev backwall` I6 and isA secured to` I; Thespur 30 is forwardly proL jectable through an opening 32 in the back-wall |61, to` penetra cigarette pape movement wh tethe` overlapped portions of the rr and hold theml against relative ile theipaper is being` moistenedg and sealed. While one sharp pointed spur is shown, more than one could be used if desired` and each spur could have a blunt instead of a sharp end. A suitable pivoted latch 33 is provided for holding the spur-carrying spring arm 3i in spur-projected position until the cigarette paper has been sealed. Another latch 34 is pivoted upon one end of the rod between the clamping member S and the end wall II for engagement with the flange 2 9 of the gate 2l to hold the latter closed when the device is being carried in the use1"spocl;et, The member I9 is held in its closed position by frictional engagement with the latch 3:1 at one end and the end plate i at the other end.

In using the device, the latch 34 is iirst released and the gate 2? is fully opened. The clamping member i9 is then opened suiiiciently to permit one edge of the cigarette paper (preferably a gumzned edge) to be inserted under said member I9 to the limit allowed by the stop ngers 23. The clamping member I9 is then closed to clamp the cigarette paper and the latter is pushed downwardly into the trough Ii). The cigarette holder I3 is now inserted through the opening 2 into the trough I for a distance of substantially three-quarters of an inch, said holder 0f course lying upon the cigarette paper which has taken the shape 01' the trough. Tobacco is now poured evenly into the cigarette paper' between the holder I3 and the end plate II. Then, the gate El is swung rearwardly and downwardly, so that the free edge P of the cigarette paper P is tucked in between the tobacco and the portion P of the paper P which lies against the back wall I8 of the trough I, said edge P being also tucked snugly between the portion P of the cigarette paper and the holder I3. In other words, the cigarette paper is tightly rolled around both the inner end 0i the holder I3 and the tobacco. The spur 33 is now projected inwardly through the opening 32 by pressing upon the spring 3l, so that said spur passes through the overlapped portions P and P" of the cigarette paper and holds them against any relative slippage, the spring arm 3i being held in its spurprojected position, by means of the latch 33. With the cigarette paper thus held, the clamping member I9 and the gate 21 may be fully opened without danger of causing the paper to slip and loosen the cigarette. With the clamping member I9 opened, the previously clamped edge of the cigarette paper may be readily dampened with the tongue or with one iinger, allowing the cigarette to be sealed in the usual way. To facilitate moistening the edge of the cigarette paper, the entire cigarette may be compressed somewhat from front to rear by pushing upon the lingerpiece and swinging the trough wall I6 inwardly. This movement of the wall moves the previously clamped edge of the cigarette paper to a more accessible position for dampening. After the paper has been sealed, the latch 33 is released and the cigarette, with the holder I3 attached to it, is withdrawn in readiness for use. While the holder is preferable, it will be obvious that cigarettes can be formed by the invention, without using said holder. It will also be clear that while excellent results are attainable from the details disclosed, numerous variations may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A cigarette mold comprising an elongated transversely curved trough in which to lay a. cigarette paper in readiness to receive tobacco, a

clamp extending along the upper edge of the rear wall of said trough to hold one edge of the cigarette paper, a transversely curved gate coextensive in length with said trough and hinged to the upper edge of the front wall of said trough, said trough being of such width that the free edge portion of the cigarette paper will project beyond it and overlie said gate, said gate being adapted for rearward and downward swinging to curve the cigarette paper over the tobacco and tuck said free edge portion of the paper in between the tobacco and the portion of the paper against said rear wall of said trough, and paperengaging means carried by said trough for holding the tucked-in edge portion of the paper, whereby said gate and said clamp may be opened and the paper sealed without danger of loosening.

2. A cigarette mold comprising an elongated transversely curved trough in which to lay a cigarette paper in readiness to receive tobacco, a clamp extending along the upper edge yof the rear wall of said trough to hold one edge of the cigarette paper, a transversely curved gate coextensive in length with said trough and hinged to the upper edge of the front Wall of said trough, said trough being of such width that the free edge portion of the cigarette paper will project beyond it and overlie said gate, said gate being adapted for rearward and downward swinging to curve the cigarette paper over the tobacco and tuck said free edge portion of the paper in between the tobacco and the portion of the paper against said rear wall of said trough, and manually projected paper-penetrating means projectable through said rear wall of said trough for holding the tucked-in edge portion of the paper, whereby said gate and said clamp may be opened and the paper sealed without danger of loosening.

3. A cigarette mold comprising an elongated transversely curved trough in which to lay a cigarette paper in readiness to receive tobacco, a clamp extending along the upper edge of the rear wall of said trough to hold one edge of the cigarette paper, a transversely curved gate coi-extensive in length with said trough and hinged to the upper edge of the front wall of said trough, said trough being of such width that the free edge portion of the cigarette paper will project beyond it and overlie said gate, said gate being adapted for rearward and downward swinging to curve the cigarette paper over the tobacco and tuck said free edge portion of the paper in between the tobacco and the portion 0f the paper against said rear wall of said trough, a manually operable spring arm mounted behind said rear wall of said trough and having a spur projectable forwardly through said rear wall to hold the tucked-in edge portion of the paper, and means for holding said spring arm when sprung to spurprojected position, whereby said gate and said clamp may be opened and the paper sealed without danger of loosening.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1; said rear wall of said trough being hinged at its lower edge and being adapted for inward swinging to facilitate sealing of the cigarette paper.

5. A cigarette mold comprising two parallel end pla-tes, al transversely curved trough extending between and secured to said end plates, said trough having a hinged rear wall, a strip extending longitudinally of the upper edge of said rear wall and secured at its ends to said end plates, a hinged clamping member extending between said end plates and cooperable with said strip in forming a clamp for one edge of a cigarette paper laid in said trough, a transversely curved gate extending along the upper edge of the front wall of said trough, said trough being of such a width that the free edge portion of the cigarette paper will project forwardly therefrom and overlie said gate, said gate being hinged to swing rearwardly and downwardly to curve the cigarette paper over the tobacco and tuck said free edge portion of the paper in between the tobacco and the portion of the paper against said rear wall, and a manually projectable paper-penetrating spur mounted behind said rear Wall under the aforesaid strip, said spur being forwardly projectable through said rear Wall to hold said tucked-in edge portion of the paper, whereby said gate and said elamping member may be opened and said rear wall pushed inwardly, allowing sealing of the cigarette paper Without danger of loosening.

6. In a cigarette mold, co-operable relatively xed and movable members for curving a cigarette paper around the tobacco and overlapping the edge portions of the paper, and paper-engaging means for holding said overlapped paper portions against relative slipping While opening said movable member to seal the cigarette paper.

'7. In a cigarette mold, cao-operable relatively xed and movable members for curving a cigarette paper around the tobacco and overlapping the edge portions of the paper, and a manually projectable paper-penetrating spur for holding said overlapped paper portions against relative slipping While opening said movable member to seal the cigarette paper.

GEORGE ZINT. 

